Politics & Government

Greenberg Wins Clarkstown Democratic Primary

Write-in votes dominated the Working Families primary.

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CLARKSTOWN, NY — Conservative, Democratic, Republican and Working Families primaries took place Tuesday in Clarkstown as candidates for town supervisor, town council and town judge vied for a chance to be on their party's ballot line in November.

The Working Families Party primary was notable for its considerable write-in vote.

According to unofficial results from the Rockland County Board of Elections. Jeffrey M. Greenberg won the Democratic primary.

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Greenberg and Matthew I. Brennan were vying to be the Democratic candidate in November. Greenberg, who was endorsed by the town Democratic Committee, was also on the Working Families party line in the primary, and there he campaigned against Barbara J. Francis.

He will face incumbent George Hoehmann in the general election.

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Democratic Primary

  • Greenberg: 1,400
  • Brennan: 511

Working Families Primary

  • Greenberg: 10
  • Francis: 2
  • Write-ins: 42

In the Clarkstown Town Council contest, there were Working Families Party primaries for wards 1 and 2. In Ward 1, Adam Stamm Kaufman and William J. Winchester fought for the line in November. In Ward 2, Daniel Caprara and Shari Lin Fischberg vied for the ballot line.

Ward 1

  • Adam Kaufman: 5
  • William J. Winchester: 0
  • Write-ins: 20

Ward 2

  • Daniel Caprara: 2
  • Shari Lin Fischberg: 3
  • Write-in: 9
Clarkstown Town Justice: Four people, including incumbent Justice Scott B. Ugell, were facing off in four primaries. Two seats will be filled in November. Conservatives chose in their primary between Ugell, Aimee Pollak and Leslie Kahn. Democrats in their primary chose between Kahn, Ugell, Pollak and Nabeela McLeod. In the Republican primary, Pollak, Ugell and Kahn were vying for that ballot line. In the Working Families primary, all four —McLeod, Ugell, Pollak and Kahn — were seeking the ballot line.

Pollak and McLeod won the Democratic primary.

Ugell and Kahn won the Republican, Conservative and Working Families lines.

The general election is Nov. 2.

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